Bed-strap.



J. S. SALINGER.

BED STRAP.

l APPLIOATIQH FILED 14111.11, 1910. 973,977. Patented oct. 25, 1910.

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nronwfrs J. S. SALINGER.

BBD STRAP.

APPLICATION FILED HAB. 11, 1910. 97.2'9'7?.y Patented oct.25,191o.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. a

. JEANis'rARR sam-Naan, oF NEW BociiaLLn. NEW ironic' f I BED-STRAP.

4To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that l, JEAN' STARR Samsom, a citizen-ofthe United States, and a lresident of New Rochelle', in th'e countv of 'cstchester and State ofNew York,- have invented a new and Improved Bed-Stra i, of which the following is a full, clear, and ex# act description.

This invention relates to a new and iinproved safety strap forholding a small child in bed, and preventing the child, by its tossingrl and kicking. from uncovering itself and becoming exposed.

n object of this invention is to provide a device which will be simple. in construction.'- inexpensive to manufacture. strong. durable, and readily adjusted. y

further object ot this invention is tao provide a strap which will be resilient in its action. and which may` be adjustably sccured to the bed clothing in a detachable iuanncr. v

These. and 'further objects, together with the. construction and combination of parts, will be inore full)r described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the aeeoiupany ing drawings forming a part of this specifiration` in which similar characters` nt' reference. indicate corresponding parts' in bothI views. and in which-- Figure l isa |wrspei-tive view showing in'v device in ilse; and Fig. is a detached view` showing the several parts of in v device.

Referring uiore. particularly to the sepa` rate parts. l, indicates a bed. which is prt vided with any suitable. mattress 2. The. strap for holding the covers 3 over the child in the bedQand also for retaining thc child in the lied, is adapted to extend over the top of the covers and under the. mattress. This device consists of a transverse strap -t, and a plurality of longituilinally-exteudiug straps 5, preferably two in number,` so as to extend on either side of the child, and secured to the transverse strap 4 in any. well known manner, as by means of stitching. Both the transverse strap 4 and the longitudinally extending stra ps 5 are formed preferably of any suitable elastic material, such that they will give to any slight inovenient. of the child without being oppressive, and yetwill positivel retain the bed clothing i'n )osition. T ie ends of cach of the longitudinal straps' 5 arc secured together by a suitable Specication of Letters Patent. v lutenteido'tQ-Z* Application Med March 11, 1910. Serial No. 548,689. "'1

that the `fastening of these straps-willltak placel at opposite ends ofthe7 deviceas"a whole. It lis further to befnotedfftliatth' transverse strap 4 is'formed'of two* mm# bers, one of which is provided withfasiiit'i' l able buckle 9, through which the end 10of the other member may be inserted', s fasto' secure the members together, and thereby permitvarious adjustments of t-hc =ininb`ers relative to each other, to conformtoftlilfer;=

entwidths and thicknesses of iiiattresses and In order that the part of the transverse stras 4' which extends-across the bodyiofgtlte chil may not exert too reati' apressure thereon, this' portion of tie st-raphorethe' members thereof consists each of two smaller .elastic strips 12, 13, 14 and 15, which are secured to the longitudinal straps 5 in any v well known manner at o'ne of 'their ends,-

and are-provided with co-actiiig snap fasteniiigs 16 at their opposite ends. .These snap fastenings are similar to the fastening dc'viees 6, and consist of snap hooks 17, which removably engage loops 18.

AFor the purpose of securingthe strap to the hed covering and preventing its accitu he inserted' through juxtaposed rein-' 'forced openings .20 provided in both the transverse strap -t and. the longitudinal stra is Y 'llie |itilit \I of the device will be readily understmal from the above descri itioii. The, child is Iii-st 'placed iii the bed and covered with the bedr ing', and the latter snugly tucked under the uiattress. The longitudinal straps ai'e then secured in position by passing around the mattress.

.verse strap is adjusted to the. 'length desired' The transby vai-.ving the. position of the ends of the iueiuber of the strap by means of the buckle '9. The tliiu clasticstrips 12 t'o 15 'can then be seein-ed together by means of the fastencrs tti, forming a belt, extending over the bod 0f the4 child. By securing the bed clot iin and straps wgether by means of the' sa ety pins 19 which pass through the reinforced openings 20, the bed clothing will be prevented from moving relative to the straps, and therefore cannot be easily disturbed by the child. It will be seen that the child is free to turn and move to a slight extent, the belts formed by the transverse strap being resilient enougi to permit this movement, and the longitudinally-extending stra is, being disposed to either side of the chil also permitthis movement.

YVliile I have shown one embodiment of my invention, I dornot wish to be limited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected in various changes, modifications and alterations which I may make within'the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. ln a device of the class described, the combination with one or more longitudinally-extending straps, of a transverse strap formed of two members, one end of one of said members being detacliably'and adjnstably secured 4to one end-of the other of said members, and the other end of the first mentioned member being detachably secured to4 the other end of the second-mentioned member to form a complete endless band.

2i In a device of the class described, the- 53. In :i device of the class described, the

emnbination with a pair o f longitudinally extending elastic bands, of means for securingr the end of each baud together, a` transverse elastic strap secured to said bands, said strap comprising two parts, means for detachablv connecting said parts together at one point, and means for adjnstably connecting said parts together at. :mother point, said bands and strap having a plurality of openings therein adapted to receive' fastening devices for securing them to bedding.

In testiinoi'iy whereof T have signed my name to this specification in the presence of' two .subscribing witnesses.

JEAN STAR-lt- SA LIN GER.

IV it ncsses l". lV. HANAroRn,

Jol-1N I. DAVIS. 

